Eddie Pensier writes:
John Singer Sargent, Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth (1889), oil on canvas
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- Blowhard, Esq. shared another enigmatic Sargent portrait in this Gilded Age image gallery.
- So did I, in my first post.
- Read about Terry and her career. (Did you know that she was John Gielgud’s great-aunt? Me neither.)
- The incredible story of the dress Terry wears in the portrait, made from actual beetle wings.
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I did know she was Geilgud’s aunt. For some reason, JG was interviewed a lot in Toronto in the 70s, and he always mentioned her. Also, acting dynasties interest me, so this has been stuck in my mind for decades.
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